CVE-2013-3571
EPSS 0.53%
Description
socat 1.2.0.0 before 1.7.2.2 and 2.0.0-b1 before 2.0.0-b6, when used for a listen type address and the fork option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (file descriptor consumption) via multiple request that are refused based on the (1) sourceport, (2) lowport, (3) range, or (4) tcpwrap restrictions.
How to fix CVE-2013-3571
To remediate CVE-2013-3571, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/socat—upgrade to 1.7.1.3-1.5 or later
Is CVE-2013-3571 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.7.1.3-1.5